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View all →April 25, 2021
How To Bring Colorful Smart Lighting to Any Lamp – Nooie Smart LED Bulb Review
Review of the Nooie Smart LED light bulb (the Nooie Aurora) which is a colorful and dimmable bulb that doesn't require a hub to connect and control, only WiFi.
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April 4, 2021
My Favorite Smart Switch is STILL the Brilliant Smart Home Control – Review
A follow-up review of the Brilliant Smart Home Control switch for easily setting up or expanding a smart home environment. Continues to be a great solution!
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March 30, 2021
15+ Nifty Features Make the LumiCharge LED Desk Lamp a Useful Gadget – Review
Review of the multi-function LumiCharge LED Desk Lamp which is a dimmable lamp, a clock w/ calendar & temp, and 3 ways of charging including wireless.
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March 16, 2021
Blast your Sounds with the Creative Stage V2 Soundbar – Review
Review of the Creative Stage V2 soundbar, a budget-oriented yet feature-filled, 2.1 surround sound soundbar with multiple connection types.
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March 13, 2021
Levitate & Charge your iPhone 12 & AirPods – HyperJuice Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand Review
Review of the HyperJuice Magnetic Wireless Charging Stand which using MagSafe, securely holds your iPhone 12 & wirelessly charges it. The base also charges AirPods.
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February 21, 2021
9 Reasons to Upgrade to the iPhone 12 Pro Max – What I Would Tell My Friends
Want to upgrade to the iPhone 12 Pro Max? This article has 9 reasons to upgrade as well as several important upgrade questions to ask about what type of upgrade is best.
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February 8, 2021
A Headset that Works Around your Ears, Not In Them – AfterShokz OpenComm Bluetooth Headset Review
Review of the AfterShokz OpenComm Bluetooth headset which uses bone conduction to allow an open-ear design for this comfortable and lightweight headset.
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February 2, 2021
Unlock your iPhone with a Facemask on? You Can (Soon) Do It with your Apple Watch!
How to unlock your iPhone using an Apple Watch. New iOS and watchOS updates allow for iPhones to be unlocked even when a face is covered with a mask using Apple watch.
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January 27, 2021
Wow! 5 Stages of Air Purification! Review – Okaysou AirMax8L Air Purifier
Review of the Okaysou AirMax8L air purifier - with 5 stages of air purification via multiple filters, the AirMax8L cleans & filters pollutants, pollen, VOCs & more!
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January 24, 2021
Consolidate All of your Plugs with the HyperJuice 100W GaN USB-C Charger – Review
Review of the HyperJuice 100W GaN USB-C charger - allows simultaneous charging of 2 USB-C & 2 USB-A devices including laptops, tablets, smartphones & more. If you want to consolidate chargers, the HyperJuice is the one to get to replace multiple.
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January 10, 2021
How to Easily Convert Word Footnotes to Endnotes In Bulk
This How-To article discusses the easy way to convert Microsoft Word footnotes to endnotes (or vice versa) individually or in bulk & how to format the footnote or endnote numbering.
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January 2, 2021
How to Uninstall Adobe Flash Player the Easy Way – Do It Now!
This article walks through the steps on how to uninstall Adobe Flash Player from your Apple Mac computer the proper way. Do this now & share with your peers. The only people and companies developing for Adobe Flash now are probably hackers. Protect your Mac!
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